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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1014 AM CDT MON AUG 6 2012

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LAMAR AL-
1014 AM CDT MON AUG 6 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 100
PM CDT...
AT 1012 AM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS 
THE WARNED AREA.  1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN HALF OF LAMAR COUNTY CAUSING ROAD CLOSURES IN SULLIGENT.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS CAUSING FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE... 
SULLIGENT...VERNON...BEAVERTON...BEDFORD...BLOOMING GROVE... 
CREWS...DETROIT AND LAMAR COUNTY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RAINFALL FROM PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG STREETS. MANY
ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AND DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
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LAT...LON 3404 8821 3402 8795 3360 8795 3361 8827
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